Jerome Sachs was Northeastern Illinois University's first president, and during his long tenure he pushed the school toward academic excellence while also leading efforts to develop innovative programs aimed at the older urban students the school attracted. "I think he understood the kind of students who came to Northeastern," said Jean Kelchauser, who was a student and later an administrative assistant at the school. "Urban students, serious students, many the first in their family to attend college.

Republican Kathy Myalls is challenging incumbent Democratic state Rep. Laura Fine in the November election for a seat in the 17th District of the state House. Both have no opponents in the March primary in a district that covers the village of Golf and parts of Glenview, Northbrook, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie and Morton Grove. Myalls, who has worked as a lawyer for about 27 years, said her concerns with the state's tax climate and pension problem sparked her to run for...

Speaking on a Chicago campus Friday, Lech Walesa, the Polish icon who helped put the first chink in the Iron Curtain, captivated a crowd of 400 with his dream about a world without borders. Addressing an audience of immigrants and refugees that greeted him as their nation's savior, he noted that the long warring nations of Europe have come together, afterward illustrating his point with a fantasy about his father coming back to life. "If I said, 'Dad, the borders are...

A car carrying five fraternity brothers from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago plowed into an 18-wheeler in northern Texas Friday morning, killing two of the young men, officials said. Dead on the scene following the 8:30 a.m. crash were the driver, Victor Maldonado, 18, of Chicago, and David Roman, 23, of north suburban Mundelein, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Olivia Gonzalez. Maldonado, who may have fallen asleep...

Joseph Cytrynbaum helped shape futures for inner-city high school students through a program that provides lessons in creative expression, self-management and leadership. It was tough work and the pay wasn't great for a guy with an Ivy League doctorate, but he thrived in the job for four years and stayed on as a volunteer after landing a teaching position at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. The children he worked with "weren't his project or his job, they were his joy," said...

A national faculty group has concluded that Northeastern Illinois University's decision to deny tenure to an outspoken faculty member was retaliatory and a violation of academic freedom. An American Association of University Professors committee found that the university provided no credible reason for denying tenure to John Boyle, who had been a linguistics professor at the public university on Chicago's North Side. The tenure decision, made by NEIU...

In response to the lead article on Chicago's college-bound rate from the Chicago Public Schools, I am clarifying several points. Northeastern Illinois University, with more than 12,000 students, draws a broad mix of undergraduate and graduate students from the state of Illinois. Many students are from the city of Chicago and about half are drawn from the suburbs of metropolitan Chicago and the collar counties. The Tribune reports data of limited relevance to Northeastern Illinois University.

Kenneth "Mike" Dooley combined a love of learning and research with the street smarts of a career Chicago cop in his side job teaching college courses. "Students loved him because he was a great combination of an academic and scholar who had lived as a police officer," said Perry Buckley, who taught English at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago when Mr. Dooley was teaching humanities and criminal justice courses there. Mr. Dooley, who also taught police operations in Loyola University...

By A digest of coming events, compiled by Joseph Sjostrom | November 28, 1999

Educator Parker J. Palmer will speak at Northeastern Illinois University about his book "The Courage to Teach," an exploration of the inner landscape of a teacher's life. Palmer, of Madison, Wis., is a senior associate of the American Association of Higher Education and is an adviser to the Fetzer Institute. ---------- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Northeastern Illinois University's Alumni Hall, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. There is no admission charge, but reservations must be made by...

Karen K. Pflederer, an award-winning teacher lauded for her dedication and compassion, continued to help others after her retirement from Maine South High School in the mid-1990s. Ms. Pflederer spent eight years as a social worker at The Moorings, a senior living facility in Arlington Heights, and then a decade caring for a fellow ailing educator and friend, only stopping last year because her own health began to fail. "She was someone who right up until the end put...

Three Chicago State University board members were effectively removed from the board late last week when Gov. Pat Quinn did not renew their terms, casting further uncertainty on the fate of embattled university President Wayne Watson. A 2012 law requires the governor to reappoint public university board members within 60 days of their expired terms, or the appointments lapse. The terms of the Chicago State trustees, including the board chair, expired Jan. 21. The governor...

A story in the Tempo section of the Dec. 13 Tribune regarding the limits of academic freedom at Northeastern Illinois University misidentified Alberto Rodriguez as having been employed by Proyecto Pa`Lante, a special university program. Rodriguez was an academic counselor at the university but was not involved in that program. The Tribune regrets the error.

By Renita D. Young CHICAGO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - An Illinois state senator running for former Democratic U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress was released on bond on Thursday, following his arrest for trying to bring a gun onto an airplane. A Cook County judge set bail at $25,000 for Donne Trotter, 62, on the felony charge. Trotter, who has called the incident an honest mistake, posted bond and was released shortly afterward....

James William Barushok, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and member of the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, born Feb. 26, 1929, died May 5, 2007. Survived by his wife and best friend, Fern, nee Rosa; loving father of Jean (Marc) Casady, Bob (Fatimah) and Betty (Jon) Hollander; cherished Papa of Jill, Grace, Carrie, Eric, James, Colin and the late Katie. He will be fondly remembered by many family members and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations to the General Scholarship Fund of...

Jerome Sachs was Northeastern Illinois University's first president, and during his long tenure he pushed the school toward academic excellence while also leading efforts to develop innovative programs aimed at the older urban students the school attracted. "I think he understood the kind of students who came to Northeastern," said Jean Kelchauser, who was a student and later an administrative assistant at the school. "Urban students, serious students, many the first in their family to attend college.

A conference on the combined use of musical instruments and computers will be held April 9 at Northeastern Illinois University. The second annual Chicago MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Users Group Conference will include seminars, exhibits, demonstrations and a concert. Admission is $20 for Users Group members, $25 for nonmembers. For more information, call 794-2941. The university is at 5500 N. St. Louis Ave.

Much like the gentrification of neighborhoods — artists move in, hipsters take note, commercial Realtors capitalize and high-end residents follow — a similar pattern is emerging with one of the most playful genres of visual art: collage. Collage artists have long been a staple of indie and apartment gallery exhibitions (I've seen everything from cut-and-pasted Polaroids to vintage Archie comics repurposed as pornography). But in recent years, more up-and-coming curators have...

Bruce R. Crandall, age 59, of Des Plaines, beloved husband of Mary A., nee Galeazzi; loving father of Stacey Crandall; dear brother of Rev. Robert (Carol) Crandall and the late Judy Crandall; fond uncle of Tiana and Josh; stepfather of Peter (Michelle) Scarpelli, Tadd (Nancy) Scarpelli, Amanda (John) Calta and Micah (Jenny) Scarpelli; papa to Tommy, Kaitlyn and Charlie Calta and Mikey, Rosemary and Soula Scarpelli. Bruce earned a BA from the University of Iowa and his MA from Northeastern...